EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 30, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
David V. Singer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and will be retained by such
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.


/s/ David V. Singer


David V. Singer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 12, 2003